This Cenote Azul is an open cenote of clear, shallow pools beside Highway 307 at Xpu-Ha, near Puerto Aventuras, about 40 km north of Tulum. It is not the much larger Cenote Azul at Bacalar. 2026 reports put entry at about 150 to 180 MXN. It suits swimmers and families who want an easy open cenote.
This Cenote Azul is the open, swimmable cenote beside Highway 307 at Xpu-Ha, near Puerto Aventuras, about 40 km north of Tulum. It has several clear pools, some shallow, and a rock that people jump from. Reports from 2026 put entry at about 150 to 180 MXN. It suits families and anyone who wants an easy open-air swim on the way between Tulum and Playa del Carmen.
Mexico has more than one Cenote Azul. This page is about the one on Highway 307 at km 266, near Puerto Aventuras and Xpu-Ha. The other well-known one is beside Bacalar lagoon, more than 300 km south. That one is much larger and deeper, and the figures you see online for it, such as a depth of 80 m, a diameter of 185 m and a cave link to the lagoon, do not apply here. Even one map database puts this Cenote Azul in the sea, so check the pin before you set off. The point on our Tulum cenote map is the swimming area beside the highway.
Checked October 2026:
| Where | Hwy 307 km 266, Xpu-Ha, near Puerto Aventuras |
| Drive from Tulum | 39.7 km, about 33 min (free-flow estimate) |
| Type | Open, several pools |
| Entry | About 180 MXN (January 2026 review); 150 to 160 MXN in other guides; children about 80 to 100 MXN |
| Hours | Given as 8:00, 8:30 or 9:00 to 17:00 or 17:30 |
| Extras | Snorkel gear about 70 MXN (one 2026 review); life jacket rental |
None of these figures is official. The cenote entrance fees guide compares all the cenotes around Tulum.
Drive north on Highway 307 past Akumal toward Puerto Aventuras. The entrance is beside the highway, so there is no long access road. Cenote Cristalino and Jardín del Edén are on the same short stretch, which makes it easy to visit two in one trip.
Without a car, colectivos (shared vans) run up and down 307 and stop at roadside entrances on request. The getting around Tulum guide explains how to use them.
Cenote Azul is open to the sky. Guides describe a set of clear pools between rocks, with palms and jungle around them, and a rock that people jump from. Depth figures for this cenote are not published (the deep figures online belong to Bacalar), so treat the water as deep unless you can see the bottom.
Reviewers say it gets busy from about 11:30 or noon, especially at weekends. Go early.
No GetYourGuide tour we checked clearly stops at this Cenote Azul. One listing names a “Cenote Azul” among its stops but does not say which one, so we do not link it here. The tour on this page is a cenote trip from Tulum that goes to cave cenotes on the same highway, nearer town.
Cenote Cristalino is next door, with a jump platform and a rock ledge. Jardín del Edén is a large open cenote a short drive away. On the way back to Tulum, Cenotes Casa Tortuga is a guided park of several cenotes. For more around Playa del Carmen, see cenotes near Playa del Carmen. To stay closer to the Tulum cenotes, the where to stay in Tulum guide covers the options. Every cenote is on the Tulum cenote guide homepage.
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The Cenote Azul near Tulum is the one on Highway 307 at km 266, at Xpu-Ha near Puerto Aventuras, about 40 km north of town. There is a far bigger Cenote Azul beside Bacalar lagoon, more than 300 km south. Depth figures such as 80 m and stories of a cave to Bacalar lagoon belong to that one, not this one.
It does not publish a price. A January 2026 Google review and 2025 to 2026 Tripadvisor reviews give 180 MXN per adult. Other guides give 150 or 160 MXN, with a children's rate of about 80 to 100 MXN. Older 2024 data listed USD 12 for foreign adults. Snorkel gear rental is extra. Bring cash pesos and check the board.
Sources disagree. Guides give 8:00 to 17:30, 8:30 to 17:30 and 9:00 to 17:00. A 2024 listing also said it closed on Wednesdays, but newer sources do not repeat that, so we cannot confirm it. Go in the morning anyway: reviewers say it fills up from about 11:30 or noon, especially at weekends.
It is one of the easier cenotes for families to reach: open to the sky, right beside the highway, with several pools and a children's rate in most price lists. The jump rock is optional. Reviewers mention snorkel and life jacket rental at extra cost, and a life jacket is a good idea for any child who is not a strong swimmer.
Colectivos (shared vans) run along Highway 307 between Tulum and Playa del Carmen and stop at roadside cenote entrances when asked. Cenote Azul's entrance is right beside the highway, which makes it one of the easier cenotes to reach without a car. Fares for this stretch are not published; the Playa to Tulum run was 60 MXN in 2026.
Cenote Cristalino is an open, mostly shallow cenote beside Highway 307 at Xpu-Ha, about 40 km north of Tulum and next to Cenote Azul.
Cenote Jardín del Edén, also called Ponderosa, is a large open cenote off Highway 307 about 3 km from Puerto Aventuras and 40 km north of Tulum.
Cenotes Casa Tortuga is a cenote park on Highway 307 at km 239, about 14 km north of Tulum, where a guide leads you through open and cave cenotes.